CFP Quarterfinal Preview: Ohio State–Oregon, Notre Dame–Georgia, Texas–Arizona State, and Penn State–Boise State. Plus, Quarterback Draft Thoughts.

The McShay Show

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Football, Sports

4.7 • 663 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to ‘The McShay Show’! Todd opens by reacting to Carson Beck’s NFL draft decision, breaking down whether NFL teams should care about Cam Ward sitting out the second half of Miami’s bowl game, and analyzing Shedeur Sanders’s most recent tape. Then he talks Quinn Ewers’s options and how the Patriots should approach the top of the draft. In the second part of the show, Stanford Steve joins to preview each College Football Playoff quarterfinal. (0:00) Welcome to The McShay Show (1:12) This Week on the McShay Show (2:20) QB Draft Prospect News (3:22) Cam Ward Sits Out 2nd Half of The Pop-Tarts Bowl (11:30) Carson Beck Declares for the NFL Draft (16:17) Shedeur Sanders' Lack of Pocket Awareness (20:30) Quinn Ewers Should Transfer (23:16) The Patriots Control Their Destiny for the #1 Draft Pick (28:43) Stanford Steve Joins the Show! (32:58) CFP Preview: (4) Penn State [-11.5] vs. (9) Boise State (43:35) CFP Preview: (3) Texas [-12.5] vs. (12) Arizona State (57:06) CFP Preview: (6) Ohio State [-2.5] vs. (1) Oregon (1:12:28) CFP Preview: (5) Notre Dame vs. (2) Georgia [-1.5] (1:28:30) Thanks For Watching! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Todd McShay Guest: Stanford Steve Producers: Tucker Tashjian, Mark Panik, Conor Nevins, and Daniel Comer Social: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It was a frustrating week for the top quarterback prospects in the 2025 NFL draft, and we'll get to all of it.
0:09.3	Carson Beck, making the wrong decision, in my opinion, to leave school early for the NFL.
0:14.8	Cam Ward sits the second half of the Pop-Tart Bowl.
0:18.4	Shador Sanders, is he going to get himself killed with his poor pocket instincts?
0:23.4	Then I talked to a lot of scouts, their thoughts on Quinn Ewers, what his future should look
0:27.6	like.
0:28.2	And finally, the Patriots now have the number one overall pick if they lose in the final week.
0:33.7	So maybe it won't be a quarterback that goes number one overall.
0:37.2	Steve mentions out.
0:38.6	Stanford Steve is in.
0:40.4	We preview the four second round college football playoff matchups.
0:44.2	It's round two of the college football playoff.
0:46.7	It's week 17 in the NFL.
0:48.9	And we're just 115 days away from the NFL draft.
0:53.7	Let me hear my favorite beat.
1:13.3	We've got an exciting show today.
1:15.5	I mentioned off the top, Steve Mench.
1:19.7	I trusted longtime cohort and co-host on this show.
1:21.0	It's not going to be here today.
1:23.5	And we're sending well wishes.
1:24.6	He's under the weather.
1:25.6	Big offensive.
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